Combined beverage carrier and cap remover



, Sept. 25, 1962 T. L. BONKOWSKI COMBINED BEVERAGE CARRIER AND CAPREMOVER 1 t e e h s t e m 24 O Q 9 5 9 1 t 3 w A d 9 l 1 F INVENTORATTORNEY Se t. 25, 1962 1-. 1.. BONKOWSKI 350 5 COMBINED BEVERAGECARRIER AND CAP REMOVER Filed Aug. 31,. 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Tea/=14.L. flaM/(aws/q IN V EN TOR.

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United States Patent Ot'fice 3,055,541 Patented Sept. 25, 1962 3,055,541COMBINED BEVERAGE CARRIER AND CAP REMOVER Teofil L. Bonkowski,Hollywood, Calif. (1432 Colby St., Los Angeles 25, Calif.) Filed Aug.31, 1959, Ser. No. 836,994 3 Claims. (Cl. 220-103) The present inventionrelates generally to the field of capped beverage bottle carriers orpackages, and more particularly to a carrier of the collapsiblecardboard type that includes an elongate supporting handle which is usednot only to transport the packed carrier, but by reinforcing an endportion of the handle which is shaped to define a cap removing device,the handle serves the secondary function of so holding the cap removingdevice that relative movement can be eifected between it and the bottlefrom which the cap is to be removed.

In the past few years numerous advances have been made in the packagingof soft drinks and other beverages in capped bottles, particularly thosemerchandised in carrier ty-pe packages. When disposed in such carriers,the bottles are so arranged as to facilitate easy handling thereof afterpurchase. In the development of such carriers for capped beveragebottles, one of the paramount considerations has been to devise acollapsible carrier which is adapted to be shipped in quantity and isinexpensive to manufacture whereby it can be given away with thepurchase of the bottled beverages contained therein.

Inasmuch as carriers containing a number of capped beverage bottles are(frequently purchased for outings such as picnics, cook-outs on thebeach, or for use on camping and fishing trips away from home, theremoval of caps from the bottles in such carriers can present anannoying problem unless the purchaser thereof has sufficient foresightto provide himself with a bottle cap remover. A major object of thepresent invention is to provide a carrier having a handle by which itmight not only be moved from place to place, but due to thereinforcement and shape of an end portion of the handle according to apredetermined dimensionally stable configuration a cap removing means isalso provided.

Another object of the present invention is to supply an inexpensivecollapsible cardboard carrier for transporting a plurality of cappedbeverage bottles that is attractive in appearance, easy to use, light inweight, and which due to the dual functions served by the handlethereof, will encourage the purchase of beverages con- Another advantageof the invention is that it may be readily incorporated in existingcardboard carriers at very little cost and requires only one additionalstep in the manufacture thereof.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a preferred andvarious alternate forms thereof that are of integral one-piececonstruction, and while primarily adapted to remove caps from bottles,are inoperative for this purpose unless mounted on the handle of abottle carrier that cooperates therewith to render the preferred andalternate forms of the invention operable.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent from a preferred and certain alternate forms thereof,and from the accompanying drawings in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a collapsible cardboard carrier usedin transporting a number of capped beverage bottles and showing thelongitudinally extending cardboard handle thereof which may bevertically disposed for carrying purposes, with one end portion of saidhandle being reinforced for dimensional stability and shaped to define apreferred form of cap removing device;

FIGURE 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the end portion ofthe handle shown in FIGURE 1 that is reinforced and shaped to define thefirst form of cap removing device;

FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view of said first form ofthe device shown from the side of said handle opposite that shown inFIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of the first form of cap removing deviceused in reinforcing a shaped end portion of said carrier handle;

FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of a first alternate form of theinvention shown rigidly affixed to a shaped end portion of a flatupwardly extending handle to reinforce same and cooperate therewith indefining a cap removing device;

FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view of the first alternateform of the invention taken on line 66 of FIGURE 5;

FIGURE 7 is a perspective view of a second alternate form of the deviceshown mounted on a shaped end portion of a flat upwardly extendinghandle;

FIGURE 8 is an end elevational view of the second alternate form of theinvention taken on line 8--8 of FIGURE 7;

FIGURE 9 is a side elevational view of a third alternate form of thedevice shown mounted on a shaped end portion of a flat carrier handle;

FIGURE 10 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view of the third alternateform of the invention taken on line 1010 of FIGURE 9;

FIGURE 11 is a perspective view of a fourth alternate [form of theinvention;

FIGURE 12 is a perspective View of the :fifth alternate form of theinvention shown mounted on the shaped end portion of a fiat handleformed of a number of sheets of fibrous material that are bondedtogether;

FIGURE 13 is a side elevational view of the device shown in FIGURE 12;

FIGURE 14 is a cross-sectional view of the device taken on line 1414 ofFIGURE 12;

FIGURE 15 is a cross-sectional view of the device taken on line 1515 ofFIGURE 12;

FIGURE 16 is a perspective view of the cut-out portions of the end ofthe carrier handle, just before the fifth alternate form of the deviceis lowered to a position to be substantially enveloped therein; 7

FIGURE 17 is a perspective view of a wire blank; and,

FIGURE 18 is a perspective view of a sixth alternate form of theinvention forged from the blank shown in FIGURE 17.

Referring now to the drawing, a conventional carrier A is shown inFIGURE 1 of the type used in carrying a number of bottles B that containa beverage or other liquid, with the neck portions C thereof removablysealed by caps D which resiliently and frictionally grip the uppercircumferential exterior portions thereof.

Carrier A includes an open-topped box 10 usually fabricated fromcardboard or multiple-ply heavy sheet paper. Box 10 is defined by abottom 11, end walls 12 and 14 and side walls 16 and 18. The interior ofbox 10 is subdivided by a longitudinally extending, centrally disposedwall 20 that is parallel to side walls 16 and 18, and a number of sheetpartitions 22 are provided that extend outwardly from both sides of thecentral wall, and are positioned normal relative thereto. The ends ofpartitions 22 outward.- ly disposed from central wall 20 are formed withfolded, vertically extending flanges 23 which are bonded to adjacentinterior surfaces of side walls 16 and 18, as may best be seen inFIGURE 1. Wall 20 and partitions 2 2 cooperate with the bottom 11, sidewalls 16 and 18 and end walls 12 and 14 of box 10 to define a number ofopentopped compartments E, each of which is capable of removablyreceiving and supporting one bottle B as shown in the drawings.

Carrier A further includes an elongate handle H that may be disposed toproject upwardly from the upper longitudinal boundary 28 of wall 20.Often the Wall 20 and handle H are integrally formed from a single sheetof heavy cardboard, multiple-ply cardboard or heavy paper, and in thoseinstances boundary 28 is merely a folding line. However, irrespective ofwhether it is connected to wall 20, or other portions of the carrier (bymeans not shown), handle H is initially rectangular in shape and definedby an upper longitudinally extending edge 30 situated a substantialdistance above boundary 28 and has identical parallel end edges 32 and34. A longitudinally extending opening 36 is formed in handle H, and issulficiently wide and long to permit the fingers of a persons hand (notshown) to pass therethrough to grip the elongate portion 38 of thehandle situated above the opening. Edge 30 may be a folding line ifhandle H is formed from two sheets of cardboard or heavy paper that arefolded one upon the other, with the adjacent surfaces thereof beingbonded together by a suitable glue, adhesive or the like.

It will be apparent that the length of handle portion 30, the physicalcharacteristics of the sheet material defining the handle H, and themaximum weight to which carrier A will be subjected when loaded withbottles B, must be so selected and correlated that handle portion 38does not deform appreciably when subjected to the maximum loading forwhich the carrier is designed. The end portions 40 and 42 of the handlethat extend downwardly to merge with central wall 20 must also possesssutficient strength to support box when loaded with bottles B fromhandle portion 38.

The preferred form of the invention generally identified by the letter Iis shown individually in FIGURE 4, and is also shown in a positionaffixed to the end portion 42 of handle H in FIGURES 1, 2 and 3. Thedevice I is integrally formed from a single sheet 44 of acorrosion-resistant steel or a steel that is treated or coated tominimize the formation of rust thereon. By conventional stamping andforming methods sheet 44 is shaped to define a side wall 45 having adownwardly and inwardly extending claw 46 outlined on the upper outerportion thereof. The outer extremity of side wall 45 is defined by aconcave edge 48 that extends downwardly and inwardly to develop into astraight downwardly and inwardly extending edge 50, which at slightlybelow the center of side wall 45, develops into a downwardly andoutwardly extending edge 52.

Edge 52 terminates in a short, vertical edge 54 that is in substantialvertical alignment with the foremost 46a of claw 46. Side wall 45 isfurther defined by a lower straight edge 53, an inwardly disposedvertical edge 55, and an upper edge 56 that is parallel to edge 52. By aforming operation sheet 44 is bent to have an elongate lip 58 projectingfrom edge 56. Also by a forming operation, sheet 44 is so shaped that acontinuous flange 60 of curved configuration projects laterally fromedges 46a, 48, 50 and 52 in the same direction as lip 58, as may best beseen in FIGURE 4. Two spaced prongs 60a and 60b project from flange 60,the purpose of which will hereinafter be explained in detail. Sheet 44is slit near the top and bottom thereof to define two triangularsegments 62 and 64, which are subsequently bent to project laterallytherefrom as shown. The end portion 42 of handle H is cut and shaped toconform to the outer edge of claw 46 and edges 46a, 48, 50, 52 and 54 topermit the device I to be supported thereon as shown in FIGURE 1.

When so supported on handle H, the lip 58 of the pre ferred form ofinvention I rests on the upper edge 30 and flange 60 extends over andalong the curved outer edge of the cut-out end portion 42. When pressureis applied to side wall 45, prongs 62 and 64 penetrate end portion 42 toproject therethrough (FIGURE 3), and the projecting prong portions arethereafter bent to extend along the side surface of the end portion 42opposite that against which side wall 45 abuts. Prongs 66a and 60b arealso bent to extend along the side surface of end portion 42 oppositethe side against which side wall 45 abuts.

The bent prongs 60a, 60b, 62 and 64 hold the invention I in fixedabutting contact with one surface of the end portion 42 of handle H toreinforce and maintain same in a dimensionally stable position when thecap D is removably engaged by claw 46 and a circumferential edge portion66 of cap D is in pressure contact with flange 60, as best seen inFIGURE 2. When cap D is removably engaged by claw 46, and a force F isapplied to bottle C that tends to rotate same in a counterclockwisedirection relative to handle H, to remove cap D from the neck portion Cof the bottle, the cap exerts a force F-1 on claw 46 directed outwardlyand downwardly from handle H, and a second force F-2 that is directedupwardly and inwardly as shown by the arrow in FIGURE 2 on a portion ofthe flange 60. The two arrows F-l and F-2 define a turning moment towhich the portion of the cardboard material defining end portion 42 ofhandle H would be subjected were it not for the reinforcing portion 44aof device J. Side wall 45 and claw 46 are sufficiently strong towithstand the turning moment effected by forces F-l and F2 withoutappreciable deforming or buckling, and as a result the device I can berepeatedly used for removing caps D from bottles B without damage to thedevice.

Thus it will be seen that reinforcement of handle H by means ofinvention J not only permits use of the handle in a conventional mannerto support the carrier, but the handle H and invention J cooperate topermit the handle to be used for the removal of caps D from bottles B.It is to be particularly noted that while the primary function of theinvention J is the removal of cap D from bottles B, it is inoperativefor this purpose unless rigidly .aflixed to the end portion 42 of handleH which is especially shaped or cut to permit device I to be mountedthereon and to cooperate therewith in the removal of caps from bottles.

An elongate handle H-l of the same general structure as that of handle Hhas an end portion 70 on which a first alternate form of the invention Kis mounted, as best seen in FIGURE 5. A metal sheet 71 of steel or thelike is stamped and formed to define a side wall 72 that includes adownwardly and inwardly extending claw 74 formed on the upper outerportion thereof. Claw 74 has an outer vertical edge 76, the lowerportion of which develops into a curved, inwardly extending edge 78.Edge 78 develops into a curved concave edge 80, which in turn mergeswith a slightly convex downwardly and inwardly curving edge 82. Edge 82develops into a downwardly and outwardly substantially straight edge 84,which at a point approximately in vertical alignment with edge 76,develops into a straight downwardly extending edge 86. A lower straightedge 88 extends inwardly from edge 86 to develop into an upwardlyextending rear edge 90, which in turn develops into an upwardly andinwardly curving edge M.

A portion of sheet 71 above side wall 72 is bent or otherwise formed todefine a longitudinally extending web 96, the inner surface of which isslightly wider than the width of the material defining handle H-l. Theinner surface of web 96 abuts against the upper edge 97 of handle H-l,as best seen in FIGURE 5. Sheet 71 is also formed to provide an arm 98that depends downwardly from web 96 in a laterally spaced positionrelative to side wall 72, and arm 98 defines a second claw 74a which isidentical to claw 74 previously described. The inner curved edge of claw74a merges with an inwardly and upwardly curved edge 100' thatterminates at the lower end in an edge 102 which is laterally alignedwith edge 94. The outer end 70 of handle H-1 is cut or otherwise formedto present an irregular shape defined by edges 76, 82' and 84' that arelaterally alignable with edges 78, 80, 82 and 84 when the inner surfaceof web 96 rests on the upper edge 97 of handle H-l.

Side wall 72 (FIGURES 5 and 6) has two identical vertically spacedopenings 104 formed therein that are in lateral alignment with bores 106formed in handle H-l. Rivets 108 project through bores 104 and 106 torigidly clamp and hold the first alternate form of the device K on thehandle H-1. The device K is used in the same manner as the first form Jthereof, previously described, and accordingly the description thereofneed not be repeated.

A second alternate form of the invention is shown in FIGURES 7 and 8,identified generally by the notation L, which is adapted to be rigidlyaflixed to a flat, upwardly projecting handle H2 of the same structureas handle H described in conjunction with the preferred form of theinvention. Invention L, as may be seen in FIGURE 7, is fabricated from asingle sheet of rigid metallic material 111 that is stamped and shapedto define a longitudinally extending web 110 having an interior surfaceslightly wider than the material defining handle H-2. The opposinglongitudinal sides of web 110 develop into two identical downwardlyextending side walls 112 which are parallel and laterally separated(FIGURE 8). Each of the side walls 112 is partially defined by aninwardly disposed, downwardly extending straight edge 114, and ahorizontal outwardly projecting straight lower edge 116 (FIGURE 7). Theouter portions of side walls 112 are defined by curved upwardly andinwardly extendingedges 118 that subsequently merge with slightly convexupwardly and outwardly extending edges 120. Edges 120 develop intoconvex edges 122. Edges 122, together with edges 124 and 126, serve todefine two identical laterally spaced cap engaging claws 128.

End portion 130 of handle H-2 on which device L is mounted is cut orshaped to define edges 118, 120*, 122, 124 and 126' that are laterallyalignable with edges 118, 120, 122, 124 and 126 which partially defineside walls 112 when the second alternate form of the invention ispositioned on the handle H-2 as shown in FIG- URE 7. Laterally alignedopenings 132 are formed in the two side walls 112 that are alsoalignable with openings 134 formed in handle H-2. A conventional rivet136 extends through openings 132 and 134 to rigidly hold device L onhandle I-I-2 in the position shown in FIGURE 7 where it can be used forremoving caps D from the neck portions C of bottles B in the same manneremployed with the first form of the invention.

The third form of the invention M is adapted to be rigidly affixed to anend portion of a flat, upwardly extending handle H3 which is identicalto the handle H previously described, and is shown in FIGURES 9 and 10.The device M is stamped or otherwise integrally formed from a sheet 139of a metallic material possessing substantial rigidity which defines anelongate web 140 that has a slight lip 142 extending downwardly from onelongitudinal side thereof, and a side wall 144 that depends from theother longitudinal side of the web. Side wall 144 is partially definedby a straight downwardly extending, inwardly disposed edge 146 (FIGURE9), a horizontal outwardly projecting edge 148, and a second downwardlyextending edge 150. The lower end of edge 150 develops into a horizontalprojecting edge 152, the outer extremity of which joins a vertical edge154. The upper extremity of edges 154 develops into an upper andinwardly extending edge 156 which at the upper extremity thereof mergeswith a slightly convex, upwardly and outwardly extending edge 158. Thetop of edge 158 is connected to a concave edge 160. Edge 160 defines aportion of claw 162, and the balance of the claw is defined by adownwardly and inwardly curved edge 164. A number of identical spacedU-shaped slits 166 are formed in side wall 144 which define integrallyformed tabs 168 that are inserted through slits 170 formed in handle H3to rigidly affix device M to an end portion of handle H-3, as shown inFIGURES 9 and 10. The interior surface of web rests on the upper outeredge portion of handle H3 when invention M is mounted thereon. Beforeinvention M is mounted thereon, an outer portion of handle H-S is cutaway to conform with the configuration of edges 156, 158, and 162 of thethird form of the invention and be in lateral alignment therewith.

A fourth alternate form of the invention is shown in perspective inFIGURE 11, generally identified by the letter N, which is adapted to berigidly aifixed to an end portion of a flat, upwardly extending handleH4 that is of the same construction as that of handle H previouslydescribed. Device N is formed from -a single sheet 179 of rigid metal byconventional forming methods. Sheet 1 79 is stamped to define alongitudinally extending web 180 having an inner surface that isslightly wider than the width of handle -H-4. Two identical side walls182 extend downwardly from opposite longitudinal sides of Web 180. Eachside wall 182 is defined by a downwardly extending inner edge 184, alower horizontal edge 186, and an outer vertical edge 188 which at itsupper extremity develops into a downwardly and inwardly ex tending curve190 that at the inner end thereof merges with a second curve 192 whichextends upwardly and out wardly to merge with a third slightly concaveedge 194.

The portion of handle H-4 on which device N is mounted is cut away todefine edges 190, 192 and 194 which conform to and are in lateralalignment with corresponding edges 190, 192 and 194 of side walls 182.Laterally aligned openings are formed in the side walls 182 and the endportion of handle H-4 on which the fourth alternate form of theinvention N is mounted (shown in phantom line) through which a rivetv196 projects to hold the device rigidly in place on the end portion ofhandle H-4 in the position shown in FIGURE 11.

Referring to FIGURES 12 to 16 inclusive, a fifth alternate form of theinvention P is shown that is adapted for use with handle H-S of the samegeneral shape as handle H previously described, but which is formed fromtwo sheets of fibrous material such as cardboard or the like, identifiedby the numerals 200 to 202 that may be connected to one another along afolding line 204 as may be seen in FIGURE 12.

The fifth form of the invention P is preferably die cast from a rigidmaterial such as a suitable metal or a polymerizable resin, and as seenin FIGURES l2 and 13, is partially defined by a vertical inner edge 206,a lower edge 208 and an upper edge 210. To minimize the materialrequired in the fifth alternate form of the invention P the reinforcingwall portion 205 thereof (FIGURE 13) has a triangular opening 212 formedin the lower portion and an elongate downwardly extending opening 214formed in the upper portion thereof. A continuous flange Q is formed asan integral part of the side wall 205, and as can be seen in FIGURES 1-2and 13, this flange projects laterally on both sides of the side wall adistance substantially the thickness of one of the sheets 200 or 202,which when in abutting contact, form handle H-S. Flange Q includes anupper portion 216 that is straight and projects outwardly as anextension of the edge 210, and at the outer extremity thereof curvesdownwardly and rearwardly to define a second flange portion 218. Thelower extremity of flange portion 218 develops into a third flangeportion 220 which is concave and subsequently merges with a slightlyconvex fourth flange portion 222 that at the lower end thereof developsinto a downwardly and outwardly extending fifth flange portion 224.Flange portion 224 terminates inwardly a slight distance from an edge226 formed on side wall 205. Edge 226 is connected to a downwardlyextending edge 228 that subsequently merges with the lower edge 208.

The ends of sheets 200, 202 to which the fifth alternate form of theinvention P is aflixed are formed to define edges 216, 218', 220', 222'and 224' as can best be seen in FIGURE 16, that abut against the innersurfaces of flanges 216, 218, 220, 222 and 224 when invention P isdisposed on the end portion of sheet 220 and the sheet 202 is foldedthereover to form handle H- as shown in FIGURE 12. Sheet 220 has twofiller strips 212a and 214:: rigidly aflixed thereto by glue, adhesiveor the like, and is of a size and shape to flt into openings 21 2, 214respectively when the invention P is positioned on sheet 200. The fillerstrips are substantially the same thickness as the metal defining theside wall 205. The upper sur face of these filler strips, together withthe upper surface of the sheet 200 is coated with an adhesive or bondingagent and sheet 202 is then folded thereover in pressure contacttherewith. After the bonding operation has been completed the handle H-S(FIGURE 12) is provided which has the flange Q projecting laterallytherefrom to define the fifth form of the invention 'P, but with themajor portion of the invention concealed within the confines of thesheets 200, 202. Should it be desired, a number of spaced prongs 229 maybe formed as an integral part of the inwardly disposed portion of thefifth alternate form of the invention, as best seen in FIGURE 13. Theprongs 229 are bent outwardly normal relative to the invention, and inthis position can be forced through the handle H-S. After the prongs.229 are forced through the handle they are crimped over so that theprojecting portions thereof lie against one of the exterior surfacesthereof. Invention P is used in the same manner as the various forms ofthe invention previously described.

A sixth alternate form of the invention is shown in FIGURE 18 that isforged from the wire blank 232 illustrated in FIGURE 17. 'Blank 232 isformed from soft steel wire, or a wire formed from other forgeable andbendable material. The stock material used in forming blank 232 by abending operation is straight wire. Each blank is formed from a singlepiece of wire of predetermined length.

Blank 232 includes a first leg 234 from which a first wire portion 236projects outwardly from the upper end thereof to develop into aninwardly projecting second portion 238 of hook-shaped configuration.Second portion 238 merges with a third portion 240 of convexconcaveconfiguration that develops into a straight fourth portion 242 fromwhich a fifth portion 244 extends that is parallel to the first portion236. Fifth portion 244 terminates in a second leg 246 that is in coaxialalignment with first leg 234 but longitudinally spaced therefrom. Byforging thereof, the first to fifth portions inclusive of blank 234 istransformed to have a T-shaped transverse cross section. The first tofifth portions inclusive then include continuous flange portions 236a,238a, 240a, 242a and 244a from which webs 236b, 238b, 240b, 242b and 241b respectively project inwardly. First and second legs 234 and 246 areforged to define flat rectangular plates 234a and 246a respectively.

The webs and plates of the sixth alternate form of the invention aremounted between cut-out end portions of at least two sheets of cardboardor other fibrous material (not shown) that define the handle for acarrier and are glued or otherwise bonded thereto. Flanges 236a, 238a,240a, 242a are sufficiently wide to cover the edges of the cut-out endportions. In the formation of the sixth form of the invention, thepredetermined length of each piece of wire used and the transverse crosssection thereof is that necessary to provide all stock needed in theforging thereof. Operation of the sixth alternate form of the inventionis the same as that of the fifth alternate form, and hence need not bedescribed again.

Although the forms of the invention herein shown and described are fullycapable of achieving the objects and providing the advantageshereinbefore mentioned, it is to be understood that they are merelyillustrative of the presently preferred embodiments thereof and that Ido not mean to limit myself to the details of construction herein shownand described other than as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A carrier for a plurality of bottles sealed with crown caps,comprising: a rectangular box capable of holding said bottles inadjacently disposed positions; a flat rectangular cardboard handleextending upwardly from said box, which handle has a cut-out end portionhaving a first outer edge section that defines a claw which can engagean edge of each of said caps and a second outer edge section to receivea force exerted by each of said caps as removed from the one of saidbottles on which it is mounted; a single first sheet of materialdisposed in abutting contact with a downwardly extending side surface ofsaid handle adjacent said cut-out end portion, said sheet having anouter edge of the same shape as said outer edge of said cut-out endportion, and an elongate portion of said sheet extending transverselyfrom said outer edge, which elongate portion is at least as wide as thethickness of said handle; and means for rigidly holding said sheet onsaid handle, with said elongate portion overlying and in abuttingcontact with said first and second outer edge sections, and said sheetbeing of such thickness and said material defining said sheet of suchrigidity that said cut-out end portion is dimensionally stabilizedagainst appreciable deformation when subjected to the forces exertedthereon during removal of said caps.

2. A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said means are slit portionsof said sheet which project outwardly therefrom in the same direction assaid elongate portion and can be extended through said handle to projecttherefrom, with the parts of said slit portions projecting beyond saidhandle being adapted to be deformed to lie parallel to said handle andin pressure contact therewith to hold said sheet thereon.

3. A device as defined in claim 2 wherein said elongate portion hasprongs extending outwardly therefrom that can be bent into positionssubstantially parallel to said first sheet to contact a downwardlyextending side surface of said handle opposite said side surfacecontacted by said first sheet.

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